I actually was kinda sad when Jaymes and James did not get eliminated on Leg 1.

But come to think of it, I'm actually GLAD we got to see more of them now. What a nice team who just wanted to enjoy the experience of the entire race and so hilarious/funny at times.

I don't usually support alpha male teams but there is something different to this team. They don't really dominate (or their aim is to just keep thrashing all the other teams), but rather they're just really really enjoying this whole experience.

Nice team to watch (race perspective) and nice team to watch (for my girlfriend).

"Our fans are pretty good. They don't give away too much. Sometimes people love dropping spoilers, but our fans are good. They tend to do it in such a way that doesn't ruin it for fans who don't want to know."--Phil Keoghan

As a master of ceremonies for the Chippendales, Jaymes is paid to talk.

When recounting what happened during the leg in those pit stop interviews, he's really good at getting the nuances of everything that happened to their team, and Jaymes is a good storyteller. So I can understand why the editors are using Jamyes a lot.

Jaymes' dad is battling one of the rarest form of cancer and was told it's incurable. He and his entire family are determined that he will beat it. He is currently going through chemotherapy. Jaymes and James are very active in fighting against cancer. They created a website and check out the link and share or promote it if you can.

Jaymes and James have been in NYC since Monday doing press all week. They did several radio appearances, some local TV shows, did interviews with MTV and People. Last night they went to see a broadway show called The Performers that featured Henry Winkler and Alicia Silverstone. They were shocked that they were in demand for pictures from the paparazzi on the red carpet. Here is an excellent picture of them:

And here's a closer up look of them at the red carpet with their playbills

Jaymes Vaughan Wants to Win Amazing Race to Help Cure His Father's Cancer

Everyone knows the Amazing Race has an amazing prize for the pair who makes it around the globe – a cool $1 million.

But viewers may not know what fan favorite Jaymes Vaughan (who partnered with his best friend and fellow Chippendales dancer James Davis on the show) plans to do with the money if he wins.

Shortly before his Amazing Race adventure began, "I found out my father was diagnosed with one of the rarest cancers that there is," Vaughan, 31, tells PEOPLE. "At this point it's an incurable cancer, and we're trying to do everything we can to help him turn it into a curable cancer."

"The best way to do that is to give him financial support," he continues, "to be able to say, 'Hey, here's a house that's paid for, here's your bills paid for, here's all your medical expenses paid for. You just get better.' There's no better way to do that than with a million dollars."

Adds Davis, 27, "We're fortunate enough that we are young, we can work, we can work doubles. We can send checks home, we can take care of the folks."

"We don't need a million dollars right now, but we have parents who do," says Vaughan, before pointing out with a laugh, "I had braces twice because my parents knew I wanted to be in the entertainment industry. They didn't have money for that. Accutane without insurance! I was a mess. Thank you, Mom and Dad."

The singer and male revue performer has also launched the website FORGETCANCERNOW.com, in an effort to raise money to aid in his father's recovery. (It also features a moving video in which the best friends share why they'd give the prize money to their families should they win).

"My Dad always told me I could do anything I wanted," Vaughan writes on the site. "He encouraged me and made me feel like the world was mine to conquer. Now he is battling one of the rarest forms of cancer in the world, and he needs help to conquer it."

I agree Kavie, they've definitely earned respect for how they have been racing so far. They might have gone a bit overboard even trying to call a taxi for the Texan couple when racing to be first this leg.

But I love how self-depricating and humorous they are, and how they've been treating people they meet everywhere including the other teams.

Really looking forward to next week's episode, in my own city.

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